{"product_id":"bream-gives-me-hiccups-paperback","title":"Bream Gives Me Hiccups - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Eisenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for his iconic film roles but also for his regular pieces in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and his critically acclaimed plays, Eisenberg is an emerging literary voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking its title from a group of stories that begin the book, \u003ci\u003eBream Gives Me Hiccups\u003c\/i\u003e moves from contemporary L.A. to the dorm rooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, throwing the reader into a universe of social misfits, reimagines scenes from history, and ridiculous overreactions. In one piece, a tense email exchange between a young man and his girlfriend is taken over by his sister, who is obsessed with the Bosnian genocide (\u003ci\u003eThis situation reminds be of a little historical blip called the Karadordevo agreement\u003c\/i\u003e); in another, a college freshman forced to live with a roommate is stunned when one of her ramen packets goes missing (\u003ci\u003eShe didn't have one of my ramens. She had a chicken ramen\u003c\/i\u003e); in another piece, Alexander Graham Bell has teething problems with his invention (\u003ci\u003eI've been calling Mabel all day, she doesn't pick up! Yes, of course I dialed the right number--2!\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these forty-four stories, Eisenberg combines personal elements with highly imaginative settings, combining tenderness with a tragedy that lurks behind the jokey humor. The pieces, wryly amusing as single stories, become as a whole a touching exploration of the psychology of their protagonists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited by Eisenberg's gift for character, and grouped into chapters that open with illustrations by award-winning cartoonist Jean Jullien, the witty and moving pieces collected in \u003ci\u003eBream Gives Me Hiccups\u003c\/i\u003e explore the various insanities of the modern world, and mark the arrival of a talented, self-ironic, and original writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Eisenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is an Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright, and contributor for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of three plays, \u003ci\u003eAsuncion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Revisionist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Spoils\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Theatre Visions Fund Award. Eisenberg's acting credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Social Network\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNow You See Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdventureland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Squid and the Whale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Double\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Tour\u003c\/i\u003e. Forthcoming acting credits include \u003ci\u003eBatman v. Superman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757480083744,"sku":"9780802125323","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/66b8767d4e1bdefb222e29218f9c74cc.webp?v=1780104099","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bream-gives-me-hiccups-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}